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Today in Focus

Hosted by Michael Safi and Helen Pidd, Today in Focus brings you closer to Guardian journalism. Combining personal storytelling with insightful analysis, this podcast takes you behind the headlines for a deeper understanding of the news, every weekday.

The podcast is a topical, deep dive, explainer on a topic or story in the news, covering: politics, current affairs, investigations, leaks, scandals and interviews. It might cover topics such as: American politics including: Trump, US presidential election 2024, Kamala Harris, Biden, the White House, the GOP, the Republicans and the Republican Party, the Democrats and the Democratic Party;  current affairs including: Ukraine, Israel, Palestine, Gaza, Russia, Bangladesh, HS2, the police, AI, the royals and the royal family, including King Charles III and Prince Harry; UK politics including: UK election 24, Parliament, Labour, the Conservative Party, the Liberal Democrats, Reform UK, Rishi Sunak, Keir Starmer; GB, Scotland, England and Ireland news, arts and culture,  the environment, green issues, climate change, the climate emergency and global warming.

Today in Focus features journalists such as: Aditya Chakrabortty, Alex Hern, Alexis Petridis, Andrew Roth, Emma Graham-Harrison, George Monbiot, Jim Waterson, John Crace, John Harris,

Jonathan Freedland, Kiran Stacey, Larry Elliott, Luke Harding, Marina Hyde, Nesrine Malik, Owen Jones, Peter Walker, Pippa Crerar, Polly Toynbee, Shaun Walker, Simon Hattenstone and Zoe Williams.

28 July 2024

  • Tourists sitting in cafe watch as locals protest against tourism in Alicante

    Why Spain wants tourists to go home

    For decades, Spain has been the destination of choice for Brits desperate for sun, sea and sand. But now there is a growing backlash against tourism. What went wrong? Sam Jones reports

25 July 2024

  • Mina Smallman

    The mother who forgave her daughters’ killer – but not the police – podcast

    Mina Smallman’s world fell apart after the murder of her two daughters. Then came a shocking revelation about the police’s behaviour. She explains how she found the strength to fight back

24 July 2024

  • Adam Peaty of Great Britain competing in the Doha 2024 World Aquatics Championships

    Team GB’s plan for Paris? Air con, ice vests and baristas – podcast

    The Olympic Games are starting on Friday – but what does it take to get Team GB ready, and what should spectators be watching out for? With Sean Ingle

23 July 2024

  • Smoke rises from buildings in southern Lebanon

    In southern Lebanon on the brink of war – podcast

    Michael Safi travels to southern Lebanon where Hezbollah is trading strikes with Israeli forces and one misstep could result in all-out conflict

22 July 2024

  • Kamala Harris smiles.

    Mehdi Hasan on Kamala Harris vs Donald Trump – podcast

    Endorsements for Harris to be the new Democratic presidential nominee have come thick and fast. But without Joe Biden can the Democrats win the US election?

21 July 2024

  • FILE: U.S. President Joe Biden Will Not Seek Re-election, Endorses VP Harris<br>FILE: U.S. President Joe Biden has announced that he will not seek re-election and has endorsed Vice President Kamala Harris as the Democratic nominee. PHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA - MAY 29: U.S. President Joe Biden and U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris wave to members of the audience after speaking at a campaign rally at Girard College on May 29, 2024 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Biden and Harris are using today's rally to launch a nationwide campaign to court black voters, a group that has traditionally come out in favor of Biden, but their support is projected lower than it was in 2020. (Photo by Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)

    President Biden steps aside

    President Joe Biden upended the 2024 US election race by withdrawing as his party’s canidate to face Donald Trump and instead throwing his support behind his vice president Kamala Harris. Jonathan Freedland spoke to Nikki McCann Ramirez of Rolling Stone for a special episode of Politics Weekly America

18 July 2024

  • Charli XCX

    The ‘brat’ summer takeover – podcast

    The Guardian music editor Ben Beaumont-Thomas, books editor Lucy Knight and film and TV critic Leila Latif look at what’s dominating culture this summer

17 July 2024

  • A Ukrainian serviceman and police officers check the documents of a man in Kyiv. A controversial mobilisation law aimed at boosting troop numbers has been introduced which toughens penalties on draft dodgers, incentivises conscription and obliges men to keep their military registration details with the authorities up-to-date. (Photo by Sergei Supinsky/AFP/Getty

    Dodging the draft: one Ukrainian man’s story – podcast

    As the war grinds on and the death toll mounts, fewer Ukrainians are volunteering to fight. And some are going to desperate lengths to avoid it

16 July 2024

  • King Charles in grey suit waves in midshot with ornate wooden chair behind

    The king’s speech: how radical will Labour be? – podcast

    The new government gets its first chance to set a legislative agenda at the state opening of parliament. Jessica Elgot examines how radical it will be

15 July 2024

  • US Republican candidate Donald Trump is seen with blood on his face surrounded by secret service agents as he is taken off the stage at a campaign event at Butler Farm Show Inc. in Butler, Pennsylvania, on July 13, 2024.

    Has the attempt to kill Trump handed him the election? – podcast

    As Republicans meet at their national convention this week, has the shooting of the former president altered the course of US politics? David Smith reports

14 July 2024

  • Orlando Whitfield

    Inside the biggest art fraud in US history - podcast

  • Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surround by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

    The attempted assassination of Donald Trump – Politics Weekly America

11 July 2024

  • Ollie Watkins applauds the crowd after the Euro 2024 semi-final

    Euro 2024: is it coming home? - podcast

    How did Gareth Southgate get the England team to the Euro 2024 final? Barney Ronay reports

10 July 2024

  • Jacob Rees-Mogg speaks from a podium

    The Conservative party: rows, resignations … and a tilt right? - podcast

    After a brutal defeat, the starting gun has been fired on the Tory leadership battle – but which faction will triumph? Kiran Stacey and Peter Walker report

9 July 2024

  • President Joe Biden at the White House after campaigning in Pennsylvania. Photo by Pool/ABACA/REX/Shutterstock

    Joe Biden and the Democrats’ dilemma – podcast

    Since Biden’s poor performance in first TV debate against Donald Trump, his place on the ballot has been under threat. Joan E Greve reports

8 July 2024

  • Leftwing alliance supporters cheer and wave the French flag in the Place de la République.

    France’s leftwing alliance beat the far right, but what now? – podcast

    A leftwing alliance snatched victory from the far right in the final round of the French parliamentary elections. But will France now fall into political deadlock? Angelique Chrisafis reports

7 July 2024

  • Keir Starmer holding a press conference

    Keir Starmer’s first weekend in power - podcast

    Keir Starmer vowed to put the country before his party as he appointed his cabinet and toured the four countries of the UK. Jonathan Freedland reports on what we have learned from the new prime minister’s first days in office

5 July 2024

  • Parliamentary election in Britain<br>Incoming British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his wife Victoria arrive at Number 10 Downing Street, following the results of the election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Phil Noble

    Politics Weekly UK – Labour wins a landslide: Is this a new dawn?

  • Britain's Labour Party leader Keir Starmer wins the general election<br>Keir Starmer, leader of Britain's Labour party, reacts as he attends a reception to celebrate his win in the election, at Tate Modern, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. REUTERS/Suzanne Plunkett REFILE - QUALITY UPDATE

    Labour’s landslide victory – podcast

4 July 2024

  • Illustration with colourful arrows representing the main political parties and black and white images of political and media figures including George Osborne, Clive Myrie and Nicola Sturgeon

    Election Extra: a guide to the night - podcast

    When to set your alarm for the potential Portillo moments and how to make it through to dawn. With Archie Bland
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